www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Islamhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/islam/?utm_medium=RSS2016-12-21T11:07:06-05:00Louis Farrakhan sees new opening for black separatist message2016-12-21T11:07:06-05:00Sophia Tareen, Rachel Zollhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/21/farrakhan-sees-a-new-opening-for-black-separatist-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>CHICAGO (AP) &mdash; Minister Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam, spoke from a podium draped in the red, black and green of the Pan-African flag, a symbol of black pride.</p> <p>It was the week after Donald Trump won the presidency. The result had delighted a new generation of ...At unplanned meeting, imam thanks Francis for his comments on Islam2016-08-05T17:09:00-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/5/at-unplanned-meeting-imam-thanks-francis-for-his-c/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Assisi, Italy - During his visit to Assisi Thursday, Pope Francis had a brief, unscheduled meeting with the imam of Perugia, Abdel Qader Mohammed, who thanked the Roman Pontiff for his recent statement that true Islam is not a religion of violence, but of peace.<br><br></p><p>Pope Francis met briefly with Mohammed ...Pope Francis disagrees with identifying Islam as violent2016-07-31T15:37:00-04:00Ann Schneiblehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/31/pope-francis-disagrees-with-identifying-islam-as-v/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Vatican City - Pope Francis has questioned the claim that Islam should be identified with violence, in contrast to the Islamic State militant group, which he says is a fundamentalist sect of the religion.<br><br></p><p>"I do not believe it is right to identify Islam with violence," the Pope told journalists during ...Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight presser from Poland2016-07-31T17:06:00-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/31/full-text-of-pope-francis-in-flight-presser-from-p/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Aboard the papal plane - During his flight from Krakow to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis gave a press conference to the journalists assembled aboard the papal plane. He reflected on the World Youth Day gathering in the Polish city, and the recent attempted coup in Turkey.<br><br></p><p>He also addressed abuse ...JAMES LYONS: Islamist terror rooted in Shariah law2016-03-31T20:05:11-04:00James A. Lyonshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/31/james-lyons-islamist-terror-rooted-in-shariah-law/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>President Obama's cavalier attitude toward the Brussels terrorist bombing (a Benghazi bump in the road) &mdash; as well as his detachment from and "no-show" at last November's Paris gathering of 41 world leaders showing their solidarity against the Islamic jihadi terrorist attacks &mdash; was an embarrassment for all Americans. His ...JAMES LYONS: Reforming Islam2016-01-06T20:00:13-05:00James A. Lyons http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/6/james-lyons-reforming-islam/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Perhaps one of the most crucial peace proposals of our time was made on Jan. 1, 2015, when Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi challenged leading Sunni jurists and theologians with initiating a reformation of Islam that has not happened in more than 1,400 years. Eventually, such a reformation must include the ...Destiny Velez, Miss Puerto Rico, blasts Michael Moore for #WeAreAllMuslim2015-12-17T15:54:01-05:00Jessica Chasmarhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/17/destiny-velez-miss-puerto-rico-blasts-michael-moor/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Miss Puerto Rico launched into an hours long Twitter rant Thursday afternoon, blasting Islam and Michael Moore for starting the #WeAreAllMuslim social media campaign.</p> <p>Destiny Velez, who was crowned Miss Puerto Rico 2015, charged that Muslims "have terrorizing agendas in their sacred books," in a series of tweets first <a ...JAMES LYONS: Obama's distorted ISIS strategy2015-11-19T20:38:07-05:00 James A. Lyonshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/19/james-lyons-obamas-distorted-isis-strategy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>While France remains in a state of shock over the ISIS terrorist attacks in Paris, they are also most likely confused and disappointed over President Obama's declaration that there will be no fundamental change to his current policy and strategy to "now contain and defeat ISIS." During his Nov. 12 ...Syrian rebels parade caged men and women as human shields against Russian airstrikes2015-11-03T10:11:35-05:00Kellan Howellhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/3/syrian-rebels-parade-caged-men-and-women-human-shi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A group of anti-Assad rebels in Syria this week paraded kidnapped pro-Assad men and women in cages outside Damascus, using them as human shields against Russian airstrikes.</p> <p>Local activists said as many as 500 men and women from Syrian President Bashar Assad's Alawite kin have been put in cages by ...Shooting reported at Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest near Dallas, Texas2015-05-03T20:57:36-04:00Victor Mortonhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/3/shooting-reported-prophet-muhammad-cartoon-contest/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police in a Dallas suburb killed two men in a car during a gun battle as they attacked a Muhammad-cartoon drawing contest.</p> <p>As the event at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland&nbsp;was ending, "two males drove up to the front of the building in a car," according to a statement ...RAHAT HUSAIN: Shiites go high tech in Karbala, Iraq2015-02-15T21:48:20-05:00Rahat Husainhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/15/rahat-husain-shiites-go-high-tech-karbala-iraq/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Karbala, one of the holiest cities to Shia Muslims, has started a technology race in the Middle East, with the use of high powered cinematography drones over its holy shrines. In footage recently released to the public on YouTube by Visual Lion Studios, aerial video of the famous shrine of ...Obama: People of faith must confront insults to religion2015-02-05T10:23:00-05:00Dave Boyerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/5/obama-people-faith-must-confront-insults-religion/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Wading deeper into the debate over violence inspired by radical Islam, President Obama Thursday equated terrorism with "terrible deeds" committed by Christians in centuries past, comments that quickly sparked disgust among conservatives.</p> <p>Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Mr. Obama said Christians can't lay claim to a higher ...Muslims shocked only 39 percent of Republicans say Islam is violent: Iowa poll2015-02-04T10:49:16-05:00Cheryl K. Chumleyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/4/muslims-shocked-only-39-percent-of-republicans-say/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Iowa caucus-goers taking part in a poll said Islam, by and large, is a peaceful religion &mdash; and that finding has some Muslims shocked, particularly with Republicans.</p> <p>The Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll <a href="https://images.businessweek.com/cms/2015-02-03/wed-5490619.pdf" target="_blank">showed</a> that 53 percent of Republicans and 81 percent of Democrats think Islam is ...BILL SIEGEL: Hollywood: it's showtime2015-01-16T10:24:48-05:00Bill Siegelhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/16/bill-siegel-hollywood-its-showtime/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>During this week's Golden Globes ceremony, Hollywood made numerous gestures in support of our freedom of expression. Referencing the computer hack of Sony Pictures in response to the film "The Interview" and the horrific murders at the French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, Hollywood voiced support for fearlessly standing up for the ...PETER MORICI: France must abandon pell-mell accommodation of Islamism2015-01-11T14:58:18-05:00Peter Moricihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/11/peter-morici-france-must-abandon-pell-mell-accommo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has declared that his country is at war with radical Islam, but his government may have to take on Islam altogether. Certainly, it must abandon its pell-mell accommodation of immigrant cultures that threaten French civilization.</p> <p>Slow growth in France has pushed up unemployment, and social ...TAUBE: The threat of terrorism in Canada2014-10-28T19:09:14-04:00Michael Taubehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/28/taube-the-threat-of-terrorism-in-canada/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>There was a time, not too long ago, when most Canadians would tell you that terrorism wasn't a major issue in their country. After two terrible events last week, that confident lion's roar has quickly turned into a nervous mouse's squeak.</p> <p>First, Martin Couture-Rouleau ran into two Canadian soldiers with ...LYONS: A coherent strategy for the Middle East2014-10-01T15:07:05-04:00James A. Lyonshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/1/lyons-a-coherent-strategy-for-the-middle-east/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The latest strategy put forth by the Obama administration to combat the Islamic State jihadists not only changes weekly, but fails to address U.S. strategic core objectives in the Middle East. Most dubious is its reliance on so-called "moderate rebels" to provide a ground component to a U.S. air campaign. ...Man pleads guilty in NYC pipe bomb terrorism plot2014-02-19T13:50:20-05:00JENNIFER PELTZhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/19/man-pleads-guilty-in-nyc-pipe-bomb-terrorism-plot/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> NEW YORK (AP) - A man accused of building homemade bombs to wage holy war in New York City pleaded guilty Wednesday to a terrorism charge less than a week before his scheduled trial in a rare state-level terrorism case.</p> <p> Jose Pimentel, wearing a knitted skull cap, softly ...Top brass crush career of Army officer who warned of jihadists2013-04-28T22:05:09-04:00Rowan Scarboroughhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/28/is-army-career-over-for-radical-islam-academic/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Pentagon's top brass has dealt another blow to a decorated Army officer who was fired last year as a war college instructor because of his teachings about radical Islam, his attorney told The Washington Times.</p> <p>A four-star general's rejection of Lt. Col. Matthew Dooley for consideration for command of ...PIPES: 'Barry was Muslim'2012-09-10T19:14:06-04:00Daniel Pipes http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/10/barry-was-muslim/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Editor's Note: In this second of a five-part series, Middle East and Islam specialist Daniel Pipes documents evidence from Barack Obama's childhood years that points to his Muslim identity.</p> <p>Many pieces of evidence argue for Barack Obama having been born and raised a Muslim:</p> <p>(1) Islam is a patrilineal religion: ...